Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06883 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6883
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4082
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING A CONSUMER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN REGARDING FRUCTOSE LEVELS IN FOOD.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall develop a program to educate consumers about levels of fructose in certain food products. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, the dissemination of information to consumers concerning interpretation of information on nutrition labels relating to fructose levels. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to general law and public health concerning the status of the program.
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3636 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4646 To establish a consumer education program concerning fructose levels in foods to allow consumers to make informed choices regarding their food purchases.
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4848 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]